Chanaveer Kadapatti, Pgdgm
About Chanaveer Kadapatti, Pgdgm
Chanaveer Kadapatti is a Principal Product Manager at Anaplan, where he leads initiatives involving high visibility customers and cross-functional teams. He has over 15 years of experience in product management and software engineering, previously working at companies like Infosys, SAP Labs, and Cognizant.
Work at Anaplan
Currently, Chanaveer Kadapatti serves as Principal Product Manager at Anaplan, a position he has held since 2017. In this role, he leads initiatives that involve high visibility customers and cross-functional teams, including product marketing, customer success, and user experience (UX). He has a strong focus on public APIs, cloud platforms, data integration platforms, and electronic signature management systems. Kadapatti has played a key role in Anaplan's journey through its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and has extensive experience in guiding product development through various stages, including alpha, beta, early access, general availability, and post-general availability enhancements.
Education and Expertise
Chanaveer Kadapatti holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from PES University, where he studied from 1998 to 2002. He furthered his education at XLRI Jamshedpur, earning a Master’s Degree in Management from 2006 to 2007. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in product management and technology. Kadapatti's professional experience includes pre-sales for consulting deals and software engineering for JAVA-based web applications and oil & gas upstream solutions.
Background
Before joining Anaplan, Chanaveer Kadapatti accumulated significant experience in the technology sector. He worked at Infosys Technologies Ltd as a Software Engineer from 2002 to 2004 and then at SAP Labs India as a Development Specialist from 2004 to 2006. Following these roles, he spent a decade at Cognizant as a Product Manager and Consultant from 2007 to 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area. His diverse background in software engineering and product management has equipped him with the skills necessary to lead complex projects.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Chanaveer Kadapatti has contributed to various significant projects. He played a key role in the development of planning, budgeting, and forecasting systems for a major consumer electronics firm in Cupertino. Additionally, he has been involved in system integration for revenue recognition at a leading cloud CRM provider in San Francisco. His contributions also extend to CRM, utility billing, and smart meter integration for a major residential energy supplier in the UK.